Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Mr. Chairman, the Member is correct. Minister Nault was quite clear and emphatic about where he thought the social agenda fit or didn't fit. However, it is a body that brings together the three areas of government, the territorial, federal and aboriginal governments. It is more a case of going back now that some time has elapsed and there has been a response at least by the GNWT to the social agenda to go back to this body and get a direction, tell us if it's not the IGF, what's the best way to move this ahead and not just tell us to find a different forum, this isn't it. It just gives us an opportunity when all three groups are in the room to get some of their time, to get that sense of direction. It's not the intent to ignore the concern expressed by Minister Nault and come back and once again try to expand the mandate. It's just going to be the vehicle to give us the next step, if this is going to be more than a GNWT initiative, if it's going to be truly territorial that includes the federal and Aboriginal governments, as well as the GNWT. If the message is we are not interested and it's a GNWT initiative, then that in itself will be a very clear direction to us. It's our hope that we can somehow get a greater level of engagement from both the federal government and the aboriginal governments on that particular initiative through that step. Thank you.
Michael Miltenberger on Bill 3: Appropriation Act, 2003-2004
In the Legislative Assembly on February 18th, 2003. See this statement in context.
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Bill 3: Appropriation Act, 2003-2004
Item 20: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
February 17th, 2003
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